School: Creach na mBearna
- Location:
- Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Breathnach
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- (continued from previous page)usually his instructions are to get a girl who has a specified dowry. This plenipotentiary sets out with his bottle of whiskey to whatever house is his objective. He tells his business to the man of the house enumerates all the good qualities of the man he is working for, states his circumstances describes his farm and stock. If the hearer is satisfied he allows the bottle of whiskey to be opened and after a glass or two are drunk the real bargaining starts. The father trots out all the good qualities of his daughter good housekeeper, bread maker, butter maker, etc. etc. and names the dowry he is prepared to give her. If he is satisfied with his prospective son-in-law's place then he goes with a friend of his to examine it. If(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Leo Layden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Arigna, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Christie
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Arigna, Co. Roscommon